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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Brasília
Friday, May 1, 2026

Match #27: Pool C

(15) Lea Kunst/Melanie Paul, Germany
vs.
(22, Q10) Maddie Anderson/Alaina Chacon, United States

Lea Sophie Kunst
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 18, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Varel

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Ios 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$35,318.50

Melanie Paul
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 27, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Buenos Aires

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Lille 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$24,640.15

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	10	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	1	US$43,700.00

Previous Brasília Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/26-29/2026	BPT Challenge Nayarit	1	4th	680	US$7,000.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	2	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	12	9th	600	US$6,200.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	36	9th	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	Q10	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	18	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	Q1	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	5/14-18/2025	BPT Challenge Xiamen	28, Q5	3rd	720	US$9,000.00

BPT Elite Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 4/30/2026	Pool C	Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima, Brazil (10)
Thu, 4/30/2026	Pool C	Valentina Gottardi / Reka Orsi Toth, Italy (3)
Fri, 5/1/2026	Pool C	Maddie Anderson / Alaina Chacon, United States (22, Q10)

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$8,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	$24,000.00
Total	10	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	0	$43,700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Lea Kunst												Melanie Paul
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,500.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,500.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	$8,100.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	$4,350.00
19	0	0	1	1	2	4	5	4	0	$20,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	$12,000.00
8	1	0	1	1	0	1	4	0	0	$1,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	12	1	1	0	3	1	4	2	0	0	$1,900.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
37	1	0	2	2	2	9	13	5	0	$34,850.00	Total	25	1	1	1	4	1	8	4	2	0	$23,750.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2025	FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	$24,750.00	14	8	63.6 %
2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$16,450.00	9	4	69.2 %
Total	FIVB	9	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	1	$41,200.00	23	12	65.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Lea Kunst													Melanie Paul
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2018	FIVB Age Group WC
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$250.00	2021	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	$3,125.00	2022	FIVB	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$500.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	$1,000.00	2023	FIVB	4	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	$950.00
10	1	0	0	1	1	2	4	1	0	$3,750.00	2024	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	1	$450.00
8	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	2	1	$17,250.00	2025	FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	$12,375.00
3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	$8,225.00	2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	$8,225.00
36	1	0	2	2	2	9	13	5	2	$33,600.00	Total	Total	24	1	1	1	4	1	8	4	2	2	$22,500.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	15	68.2%	5	22.7%	2	9.1%	20-2	90.9%	3	23.1%	5	38.5%	5	38.5%	3-10	23.1%	15-5	75.0%	8-7	53.3%	0	0	23-12	65.7%
2025-2026	15	68.2%	5	22.7%	2	9.1%	20-2	90.9%	3	23.1%	5	38.5%	5	38.5%	3-10	23.1%	15-5	75.0%	8-7	53.3%	0	0	23-12	65.7%
Against the Field	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	2	40.0%	1	20.0%	2	40.0%	2-3	40.0%	8-4	66.7%	6-2	75.0%	0	0	7-3	70.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	1	7	3	0	0	5	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	16	9
Total	0	0	3	2	13	3	0	0	6	4	0	2	1	1	0	0	23	12

Madelyne May Anderson
United States

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 26, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$29,510.43

Alaina Chacon
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 22, 1999 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Crown Point, IN

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$16,150.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$13,750.00

Previous Brasília Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Brook Bauer - 25th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/26-29/2026	BPT Challenge Nayarit	16	3rd	720	US$9,000.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	20	17th	340	US$2,250.00

BPT Elite Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/29/2026	Qualifier 1	Giuliana Corrales / Michelle Valiente, Paraguay (Q7)	Won 13-21, 23-21, 15-12	0:54
Thu, 4/30/2026	Pool C	Valentina Gottardi / Reka Orsi Toth, Italy (3)
Thu, 4/30/2026	Pool C	Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima, Brazil (10)
Fri, 5/1/2026	Pool C	Lea Kunst / Melanie Paul, Germany (15)

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$11,250.00
Total	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$13,750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Maddie Anderson												Alaina Chacon
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	$7,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,250.00
13	0	1	1	0	2	3	3	2	0	$19,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	2	0	$9,500.00
6	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$2,550.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	8	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	$2,400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
28	4	1	1	1	2	7	6	4	0	$28,550.00	Total	18	2	2	3	1	0	2	5	2	0	$16,150.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2026	FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$11,250.00	7	4	63.6 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$11,250.00	7	4	63.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Maddie Anderson													Alaina Chacon
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2021	FIVB Age Group WC
3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,000.00	2022	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$0.00	2023	FIVB
9	3	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	$6,550.00	2024	FIVB	9	0	2	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	$2,650.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	2	1	$10,125.00	2025	FIVB	6	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	$6,625.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,625.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,625.00
27	4	1	1	1	2	7	6	4	1	$27,300.00	Total	Total	17	2	2	3	1	0	2	5	2	0	$14,900.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	6	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	2	40.0%	2	40.0%	1-4	20.0%	6-2	75.0%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	7-4	63.6%
2025-2026	6	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	2	40.0%	2	40.0%	1-4	20.0%	6-2	75.0%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	7-4	63.6%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	2-0	100.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	2-2	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	4
Total	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7	4

Head to Head Results
Series tied 1-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/1/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool C
3/29/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nayarit	Bronze Medal	Anderson/Chacon	16	Kunst/Paul	1	21-19, 21-15	0:43
3/26/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nayarit	Pool A	Kunst/Paul	1	Anderson/Chacon	16	21-13, 20-22, 15-13	0:55